WhatsApp's security breach likely a government surveillance attack

15/05/2019|3min

Messaging app WhatsApp says a security breach discovered in early May is likely a government surveillance attack.
Political dissidents, human rights defenders, politicians and journalists in 45 countries around the world may have been targeted in a security breach, according to WhatsApp representatives.
The popular app, used by 1.5 billion people around the world, has encouraged its users to update their software in an attempt to block smartphone spying capabilities.
WhatsApp discovered the breach in early May and representatives claim the spyware used to hack into the app was developed by 'NSO Group', an Israeli cyber surveillance company.
Although it is extremely unlikely that you have been targeted by these hackers, users are encouraged to update to the latest version of WhatsApp.